How Many People Are Named Kriston?
An estimated 1,191 people in the United States have the first name Kriston. It is used for both genders, with 57.1% female. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Kriston peaked in popularity in 1980 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kriston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kriston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kriston is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,191
About 1 in 287,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
57.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1980
57 births
Total Registered
1,260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kriston
Kriston is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (42.9%) and females (57.1%). Out of 1,260 total births registered, 540 were male and 720 were female.
Kriston as a male name
Ranked #13,470 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1976 (19 births)
Kriston as a female name
Ranked #14,653 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1980 (39 births)
Kriston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kriston span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 438 babies were registered. Kriston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kriston by Decade
How has Kriston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kriston by State
Birth registrations for Kriston span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in South Carolina, Tennessee, California. On average, about 9 Kristons were registered per state.
Kriston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kriston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kriston
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kriston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kriston?
We estimate approximately 1,191 people named Kriston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 287,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Kriston a common name?
Kriston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kriston most popular?
Kriston reached peak popularity in 1980, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kriston is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kriston a female name?
Kriston is predominantly female. 57.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kriston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kriston Smith, Kriston Johnson, Kriston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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